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Description and composition. Hoba is a tabular body of metal, measuring 2.7×2.7×0.9 m (8 ft 10 in×8 ft 10 in×2 ft 11 in). In 1920, its mass was estimated at 66 tonnes. Erosion, scientific sampling and vandalism reduced its bulk over the years. The remaining mass is estimated at just over 64 tonnes.
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Hoba meteorite, the largest intact meteorite, weighing about 60 tons, that has been found on Earth. It was discovered in 1920 on a farm called Hoba West, located 19 km (12 miles) west of Grootfontein in northern Namibia. The Hoba meteorite dropped from the sky less than 80,000 years ago and has.
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Der Hoba-Meteorit (englisch Hoba Meteorite; in der Fachliteratur auch teilweise nur als Hoba bezeichnet) ist der bislang größte auf der Erde entdeckte Meteorit. Er befindet sich auf dem Gelände der „Hoba“-Farm in den Otavibergen , etwa 20 Kilometer westlich von Grootfontein in Namibia .
Mar 5, 2010 · As the largest known meteorite known on earth, you would think that this 60-ton iron-nickel meteorite would have left an immense blast crater when it fell to earth nearly 80 million years ago.
Dec 15, 2023 · Modified date: 15/12/2023. The Hoba Meteorite, located near Grootfontein in Namibia, is the largest known meteorite on Earth, both by mass and volume. Discovered in 1920 by a farmer while plowing his field, the Hoba Meteorite is a rare example of an ataxite, a type of iron meteorite with high nickel content. This meteorite, estimated to weigh ...
The main mass is estimated at more than 60 tonnes. It is the largest known intact meteorite and about twice as massive as the largest fragment of either the Cape York meteorite's 31-tonne Ahnighito kept in the American Museum of Natural History or the Campo del Cielo's 31-tonne Gancedo in Argentina.
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